Jerry West vs. Tim Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Young and Jerry West that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jerry West

vs.

Tim Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Tim Young: 1999-00 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Tim Young 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Tim Young 1

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Tim Young 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Tim Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Tim Young 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Tim Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Tim Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Tim Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Tim Young 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Tim Young 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Tim Young 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Tim Young 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Tim Young 1.4

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Tim Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Tim Young 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Tim Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Tim Young 54

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Tim Young 35

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Tim Young 5

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Tim Young 2

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Tim Young 1

Total Games Jerry West 932 Tim Young 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Tim Young .333

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Tim Young -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Tim Young .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Tim Young 2.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Tim Young 1.4 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Tim Young 0.2 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Tim Young 0.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Tim Young 0.0 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Tim Young -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Tim Young -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Tim Young -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Tim Young -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Tim Young -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Tim Young -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Tim Young -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Tim Young -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Tim Young -

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Tim Young -

Total Games Jerry West 153 Tim Young 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Tim Young -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Tim Young -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Tim Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Tim Young -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Tim Young -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Tim Young -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Tim Young -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Tim Young -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.